The use of lepidochronology to assess the impact of terrigenous discharges on the primary leaf production of the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 449-453

  Guidetti, P ^a   Fabiano, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

human impact; Leaf production; Lepidochronology; Mediterranean Sea; Posidonia oceanica; Water turbidity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

CHRONOLOGY; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEAGRASS;

ARTICLE; GRASS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ITALY;

HALOPHILA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 0034193268     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(99)00229-5     Document Type: Article

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